Curling-iron



(No Model.)

E. J. BRAND. 01111111113 111011.

110.510,947. v Patented June 11,1895.

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NITED STATES PATENT' OFF-ICE.

EDWARD J. BRAND, or COLUMBUS, OHIO.

CURLlNG-IRON.

$.PECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 540,947, dated June11, 1895.

Application filed March 13, 1 895.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ED ARD J. BRAND, of Columbus, in the county ofFranklin and State of Ohio, have invented a new and ImprovedCurling-Iron, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

This invention relates to an improved device used for the curling ofhuman hair, and

has for itsobject to provide a hair curling device which will be ofsimple and inexpensiveconstruction, be convenient to use, and affordmeans for the revolution of the heated cylindrical iron, at the rear endof the handle of the device, thereby avoiding liability to burn thefingersof the operator while using the instrument. 'A further object isto provide certain novel details of construction for the hair curlingde-- vice, which will afford a guard for the hair as it is wrapped onthe hot iron, and also afforda support for the instrument whilereceiving heat from a lamp,.within the chimney of the latter. f a

The invention consists in the, construction and combination of parts ashereinafter de-"v scribed and indicated in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification,

I in which similar fignres'of reference indicate corresponding parts inall the views.

Figure 1 isa side view of the instrument;

showing parts in folded adjustment. Fig- 2 is a side View representingthe curling-limbs diverged. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional viewsubstantially on the line 3 3 in Fig. 4, and Fig. 4 is an end view ofthe device in the direction of the arrow 4 in Fig. 1.

Two limbs 10, 11, are provided, which where they engage with hair tocurl it are afforded the-usual shape, the limb 10 being cylindrical andthe limb l1 concavocon vex in cross sec tion, and the said limbs arepivoted together near one end of each limb, as usual. A suitablelengthis afforded the limbs 10, 11, which in service approach each otherand may im-. pinge, the limb 10 as shown in Fig. 3, being preferablyreduced in diameter, so as to provide a cylindrical shank 10 at one endnear the pivot connection of the limbs.

A handle piece 12, formed of Wood or other good non conductor of heat isfurnished, which is substantially cylindrical and of such Serial No.541,558. (No model.)

a diameter as will adapt it for effective service as a handle, saidpiece being axially perforated to loosely slide on the shank 10 A cuppedferrule 12 is fitted on one end of the handle piece-12 and centrallyperforated to receive the rear end of the cylindrical limb 10, thatslightly projects into the ferrule, and also engages the bore of thehandle piece to prevent objectionable wear'on the ferrule, which may beformed of comparatively thin sheet metal struck into form. The oppositeend of the handle piece 12 is protected by a cupped ferrule 12 that maybe similar to the ferrule 12,and has a central perforation for the shank10 to rotate in, the said shank having a crank formation 1O produced onit exterior ofthe ferrule 12", and a knob 10 is preferablylocatedon thecrank, which knob should'be formed of a non-conductor of heat.

The limb 11 is furnished with two guard wings 13, 14, which arepreferably bent so as to curve them edgewise, and they are oppositelyproduced or secured on the end portion of the concavo-convex limb, nearits end that in service is adjacent to the handle piece 12.

For convenience in manufacture, and to cheapen the production of theinstrument as well as lighten it, the limb l1 and wings 13, 14 areintegrally formed of a sheet metal piece havinga suitable-thickness, theplanchet after it has been cut into correct form, being bent by properdies, so that the wing 13 will be suitably arched,and also be formedconcavoconvex in cross section, the concave side being lowermost whenparts of the instrument are assembled and it is held in the positionindicated in the drawings. The other guard wing 14'is composed of twomembers which are adapted to loosely embrace the limb 10 near the handlepiece 12, and said members are pivoted to the cylindrical limb as shownat 14 and provides the pivot connection for both limbs as beforementioned. Below the pivot 14 the separate members of the guard wing 14are bent toward each other, and then in nearly parallel planes so thatthey laterally impinge each other, producing a substantial wing piecethat is curved edgewise, the degree of arched curvature for the twowings being the same, or nearly so. Between the guard wings 13, 14, twosimilar projections or cars 11 are produced on the limb 11, theseprojections being outwardly curved on their edges, and the degree ofprojection afforded said ears rearwardly of the pivotlet, is suflicientto cause their curved edges to looselyimpinge the metal face of thecupped ferrule 12, and it will be seen that the bend of the crank 10that is nearest to the ferrule 12, will together with the impinging earsserve to preventa longitudinal movement of the handle piece 12, whileits free rotation is permitted.

A spring 15, preferably formed of an elastic strip of metal, is bent toadapt it to occupy the position plainly shown in Fig. 3; one portion ofsaid spring being attached to the wing 13, and its opposite end causedto bear on the ferrule 12*, between the two members of the guard wing14, or junction of the same with the upper guard wing 13, the force ofthe spring normally pressing the latter named wing away from the handlepiece 12, and the free end of the limb 11 upon the limb 10, the springalso serving to prevent the handle 12 from turning too easily, so thatthe lock of hair is held in place while being curled. Preferably abutton 13, which is a non-conductor of heat, is secured on the wing 13,as shown, to protect the hand of the operator from the heated limb whenthedevice is in use.

Preparatory to using the device, it is first heated to a proper degree,by application to fire in a stove, or an ignited gas jet, orit may behung in the chimney of a lighted lamp so as to dispose the limbs 10, 11above the flame of the lamp, the wings 13, 14; holdingitin position, andthus raise the teinperatureot' said limbs. After the instrument has beensufficiently heated,the operator takes hold of the handle piece 12 andapplies pressure to the wing 13, thus elevating the channeled limb 11 atits free end. The instrument is made to grip a lock of hair which is tobe curled, and this may be at or near the free ends of the two limbswhich are forced toward each other by the spring 15. When the hair hasbeen gripped in the usual manner near the free end of the lock, thehandle 12 is held with one hand and the knob 10 is taken hold of withthe other hand, so as to permit the operator to rotate the crank 10 andthus revolve both limbs of the hair curling device.

It will be seen that the wings 13, 14 from their shape and relativeposition, serve to prevent hair from being entangled with the spring 15or drawn tightly between said spring and the handle, so that the curlingiron can be instantly released from a clamped engagement with the curledlook of hair, and the latter be.removed from the limbs as soon as thewrapping is completed if desired, which may be necessary in case thelimbs have been made so hot as to endanger the burning of the hair bycontinuing its contact with the hot curling iron any considerable lengthof time.

It is evident that the limb 11, and wings 13,

14', may be cast together from any suitable metal, and that by anobvious change in construction within the scope of the invention, aspiral spring may be substituted for the plate spring, to press the wing13 away from the handle piece 12. Furthermore the wings 13, 14 may beseparately formed and each attached to the limb 11. Hence it is notdesired to strictly confine the construction of these parts of thedevice to the exact forms and method of production hereinbeforedescribed, providing the several features of the device are furnishedand are adapted to perform their functions as specified.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. In a curling iron, the combination with alongitudinally perforated handle, of two limbs pivoted together, one ofsaid limbs being provided with ashank extending through the perforatedhandle and projecting from its rear end, and a crank handle on theprojecting end of the shank for rotating said limbs, substantially asdescribed.

2. In a curling iron, the combination with two limbs pivoted togethernear one end of each, a shank extending from one of said limbs, and ahandle loosely mounted on said shank, the shank projecting through thehandle at its rear end of two opposite wings on one of said limbs nearone end of the handle, and means for rotating both of the limbs from theend of the shank that projects through the handle, substantially asdescribed.

3. In a curling iron, the combination with two limbs pivoted togethernear one end of each, one of said limbs being cylindrical and the otherconcavo-convex in cross section, of two opposite wings on the concavelimb near the pivot connection of said limbs, a shank extending from oneend of the cylindrical limb, a longitudinally perforated handle the saidshank extending through said handle and projecting therefrom at its rearend, and means for rotating the limbs from the end of the shank thatprojects through the handle, substantially as described.

4. In a curling iron, the combination with two limbs pivoted togethernear one end of each, one of said limbs having a shank extension and theother limb being provided with two opposite wings near the pivotconnection of said limbs, and also provided with two cars having roundededges and projected from between the wings, of a longitudinallyperforated handle through which the shank projects, and a crank handleon the projecting end of the shank, the crank and ears preventing endmotion of the shank in the bandle, substantially as described.

EDWARD J. BRAND. Witnesses: R. S. SWnPsToN,

GEO. F. BRAND, J r.

